My father is Jiajing

"Why? Unwilling?"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Zhu Yijun, who was hesitant to sit next to him for a long time, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

Zhu Yijun quickly replied: "No, father, I am your son."

Zhu Yijun's tongue seemed to be tied and he stuttered all of a sudden.

Zhu Zaigui looked at him like this and pretended to be thinking.

"What's the saying?"

Zhu Zaigui paused for a long time, then said, "Is it 'Only the governor is allowed to set fire'? Or is it 'One-sided snowball fight'?"

When Zhu Yijun heard Zhu Zaigui's words, the tips of his little ears turned red.

He looked at his brother for help, but Zhu Yi was unable to save him. He could only shake his head helplessly, indicating that he should handle it himself.

Zhu Yijun saw that his request was futile, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake, saying, "I know I was wrong."

Zhu Zaiqi laughed and said, "Really? Have you forgotten what I said yesterday?"

Zhu Yijun lowered his head again and said miserably: "Dad said. Dad said that I was scared, not that I knew I was wrong. But now I really know I was wrong."

Zhu Zaigui chuckled and looked at Zhu Yijun's rosy face again, "Is that all?"

Zhu Yijun was so anxious that sweat broke out on the tip of his nose. Of course he knew there was more to it than that. His biggest sin was the word "dog slave" he uttered after being hit by Zhu Zaigui's snowball yesterday!
This is the real source of Zhu Yijun's nervousness and fear.

So much so that when Meng Chong came to call him early in the morning, he was extremely panicked.

I was afraid that I would be caught by Zhu Zaigui and beaten up!
Zhu Yijun looked up at Zhu Zaigui pitifully, tears of grievance almost falling out, "Dad, I really know I was wrong, I shouldn't have scolded people."

Zhu Zai's tone suddenly turned cold, "Is that it? Do you think I would have such a big reaction if you scolded me? Besides, scolding is an emotional reaction. Do you think I would care about these things?"

Zhu Yijun was completely panicked. His little brain was working rapidly, and he was trying hard to think of the fundamental reason why Zhu Zaigui was angry.

Why on earth is Dad so angry?
Zhu Yijun tried desperately to think of the reason, while at the same time thinking about the teachings of Xu Wei and other teachers in the palace.

"It's people-oriented. That's wrong. It's also wrong that water can carry a boat!"

Suddenly, in a flash of lightning, he remembered a sentence from the "Excerpts from the Analects of Confucius" that Xu Wei taught them that day!

"Do unto others, do not impose on others!"

Zhu Yijun suddenly blurted out, looked at Zhu Zaigui excitedly and said quickly: "I shouldn't... I shouldn't allow myself to hit others with snowballs and not allow others to hit me. This is wrong!"

After Zhu Yijun finished saying this, the restaurant suddenly became so quiet that it seemed as if only the sound of breathing and nervous heartbeats could be heard.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Zaigui nervously.

After hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Zhu Zaigui was silent for a while.

I couldn't help but praise this little kid for his quick reaction and cleverness. He was really smart enough to think of these things so quickly.

But unfortunately, the art of governing a country and managing people requires not only intelligence, but also one's own opinions and vision, as well as unyielding and unshakable perseverance.

Otherwise, no matter how smart you are, it will just be a small cleverness that is not presentable.

However, now is not the time to educate Zhu Yijun to understand these principles. After all, he is only a few years old. Even if Zhu Zaigui told him these principles in advance, he might not be able to understand their meaning.

When he grows up a little in the future, give him some specific things to do and let these things educate him. This will definitely be much better than educating him through painstaking reasoning.

So at this time, Zhu Zaihui no longer had a stern face, and his voice became softer.

"Good. If you can understand this truth, it means you can still be saved. Otherwise, I will make your butt burst!"

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, Zhu Yijun finally couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

But then he heard Zhu Zaigui say, "But it's wrong. The servants who played snowballs with you yesterday were not easy. They played with you in the snow in such a cold weather, and you bullied them unilaterally. This is unreasonable. You go to your mother and borrow some newly exchanged banknotes to reward those servants, okay?"

"what?"

Zhu Yijun subconsciously looked up, his eyes filled with clear confusion.

He knew very well the consequences of borrowing just-redeemed banknotes from Concubine Chen. As long as he borrowed just-redeemed banknotes from Concubine Chen, he would have to clean up his room and his job by himself for at least half a month, otherwise the interest would compound and all the servants serving him would be taken away.

By then he should be able to dress himself and find his own food.

This is also the rule that Zhu Zaigui set for all his current children.

Therefore, when it came to asking Concubine Chen to borrow some cash, both Zhu Yijun and other children such as Zhu Yi were very scared.

It is really too difficult and painful to pay it back. It is impossible to pay it back with cash. It can only be redeemed through self-reliance and labor.

Zhu Zaigui looked at the stunned Zhu Yijun and smiled slightly, "What's wrong?"

Zhu Yijun quickly replied: "No, it's nothing. Dad is right. This is what I should do. This is what I should do."

Zhu Zaiqi looked at the adorable Zhu Yijun and couldn't help laughing. He stretched out his hand and pulled Zhu Zaiqi onto his lap, rubbing his little head with his hand, "You little bastard, let's see if you dare to bully others again in the future."

When Zhu Zaigui was rubbing Zhu Yijun's little head, the force was neither strong nor weak. He rubbed his little head like a rattle, making it shake back and forth.

Zhu Yijun was kneaded so hard that he kept shouting, "Daddy, daddy, it hurts, it hurts."

But in fact it didn't hurt at all, and as Zhu Zaigui rubbed his head, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but feel relieved, because he knew that the matter was over.

Otherwise, he would definitely be in big trouble today!

Zhu Zaigui, who had rubbed Zhu Yijun enough, held up Zhu Yijun's chubby face and pinched it, and continued: "Remember, you are my son, and you will assist your brother in governing the country in the future. If you bully a few servants today, you will look down on millions of people in the future."

"These people may seem easy to bully, but they actually know better than anyone who is good and who is bad. Once they think you are hopelessly bad, that will be your bad time."

"So, you must have a kind heart, but also a reverent heart. Do you understand?"

Zhu Yijun nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. I will remember it."

Zhu Zaigui released his hand that was pinching Zhu Yijun's chubby face and patted him again, "Okay, let's start eating."

Zhu Zaiqi waved his hand, and Meng Chong immediately brought the breakfast that had been prepared and placed it on the table of Zhu Zaiqi, Zhu Yi, and Zhu Yijun. The breakfast was still as simple as before, with only a bowl of porridge, several delicious side dishes, and some pancakes, eggs, and other common foods.

But these seemingly ordinary breakfasts may seem simple and ordinary to the royal family and wealthy families.

But in ordinary people's homes, these breakfasts are still extremely sumptuous.

But there is nothing to compare, after all, the royal family is different from ordinary people.

If you force yourself to do something, it will not only appear artificial, but it may not necessarily be a good thing.

Therefore, when it comes to diet, Zhu Zaigui only requires it to be light and ordinary, not bland and poor.

Zhu Yijun quickly finished a bowl of porridge and after eating a pancake, he couldn't help but glance out the window.

Seeing this, Zhu Zaigui knew that the boy could not sit still anymore and wanted to go out again.

Zhu Zaiqi also put down the jade bowl he had just finished drinking porridge from, and said with a laugh: "Do you still want to go out and play?"

Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then dimmed again. He lowered his head and said, "Your son, I dare not do that anymore."

Zhu Zaiqi laughed and waved his hand, "Go ahead, wait until your brother finishes eating, then you two can go out and play together."

Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up again when he heard this, "Really?"

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "Can I still deceive you?"

Zhu Yijun immediately said excitedly: "Dad, you are the best!"

Zhu Zaigui laughed again and said, "You still have some conscience. Remember to call the servants you asked to play with you yesterday. Just have fun this time and don't bully others by taking advantage of your power!"

If I find out you're playing the 'official fire' game again, watch out for your butt!"

Zhu Zaigui pretended to bang the table and glared at Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no! I will never do that again."

Zhu Zaigui found it quite amusing to see Zhu Yijun like this.

At this time, Zhu Yi also drank the porridge in his bowl obediently and sensibly. Zhu Zai looked at Zhu Yi and said, "Son, take care of your brother."

Zhu Yi hummed and replied respectfully: "Don't worry, father, I will definitely take good care of my brother."

Zhu Zaiqi nodded with satisfaction, "You two can go."

Zhu Zaigui waved his hand and asked Zhu Yijun and Zhu Yi to go out and play.

The two children soon began to play in the snow outside.
Zhu Zaigui stood up, looked at the figures chasing and playing in the yard, and a smile appeared on his face.

Zhu Zaigui then ordered, "Prepare hot water and warm new clothes. When they have had enough fun, wash them and put on dry clothes."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's instructions, Meng Chong immediately replied, "Yes, I will pass them on right away."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and looked at his son who was playing snowballs outside for a while.

Then he left the East Palace and went to Wenhua Palace.

After arriving at the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Zaigui did not rest or slack off, but directly began to review the draft memorials sent by the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department.

These drafts are all political suggestions made by the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department, and are important political memorials that Zhu Zaigui must read through every one at this stage.

Otherwise, it will delay the efficiency of handling court affairs and the speed of decision-making.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is so big, and there are so many things to deal with every day. Once you slack off and delay, all these political affairs will be squeezed out, and it will be extremely difficult and cumbersome to solve and deal with some problems in a timely manner.

Therefore, ever since Zhu Zaigui began to supervise state affairs in the Wenhua Hall, his workload and working hours can be said to be non-stop throughout the year.

Even if he wanted to take a few days off, he had to arrange the powers and responsibilities of the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department in advance, allowing these two institutions to temporarily take over certain decision-making powers, so that Zhu Zaigui could get the corresponding rest and vacation.

However, after returning from his rest, Zhu Zaigui had to review the matters handled and decided by the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department during this period to ensure that he was always aware of the key details of the court's political affairs.

It can be said that under such high-intensity work, Zhu Zaigui sometimes really feels that this is not a job for a human being at all!
No wonder there are always so many wise and powerful emperors in history who are wise and powerful in the early stage but become decadent and indulge in pleasure in the later stage.

This job is really too tiring. It is really not easy to maintain a diligent work attitude for decades!
This is not only a test of responsibility, but also a test of patience.

What humans lack the least is laziness.

A little laziness overcomes the sense of responsibility, and giving up is definitely inevitable!

So sometimes Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but wonder how many more years he could persist in his efforts. If he couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to lay down and enjoy life, should he hand over the power in his hands, or hold on to it tightly until the day he died of old age?
Zhu Zaigui was also very confused about this.

He couldn't help but feel that power would be less useful in his own hands than in others.

This feeling is like the traditional thinking of an old father. The father is always worried that his son does not know how to live, does not know the hard work of being the head of the household, and cannot support the responsibilities of a family. Therefore, he can't help but want to guide and influence his son's thinking in everything, thinking that this can help his son avoid detours and stand on his own feet sooner.

Little did he know that it was this state of worry and unwillingness to let go that was the biggest obstacle restricting his son's growth.

Therefore, sometimes Zhu Zaigui could not help but reflect on what he should do to educate his son well and maintain the positive advantages of the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of worry-mongering mentality can be said to have been expanding along with the expansion of Zhu Zaigui's power, making Zhu Zaigui, a modern man with futuristic thinking, unable to help but worry about the future.

It can be seen how profound the impact of responsibility and power is on people, and that people have gradually forgotten their original appearance.

You have to know that seventeen years ago when Zhu Zaigui had just traveled through time and space to become his current identity, he was so arrogant and complacent. Not only did he do so many unexpected things, he was also the first in the world to set up the Shunyi Industrial Park to make money. He also risked his life to seize the power of the Imperial Horse Supervisor brought by Feng Bao. With his foresight of history, he dared to take the initiative and designed an ambush for the Anda army that invaded the capital.

Now when Zhu Zaigui thinks about the things that happened more than ten years ago, he feels that he was really crazy at that time and really didn't know his own limitations!

If anything he did had gone wrong or he had failed, he would never have the status and power he has today.

Moreover, he was still so childish at that time that he couldn't help getting excited when he saw historical celebrities and almost made a ridiculous joke.

Thinking about it now, one can't help but shake one's head and sigh. It reached a new level of embarrassment.

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